Day 1: Cusco – Lares – Kiswarani.

 We will leave Cusco at 06:00 am for your Lares Trek 4 Days to Machu picchu . We will be driven for about 2 hours to the valley of Calca where we will have breakfast, from where we keep going by our private van to the highest pass of this road at 4275 meters 13.891 feet. From there we will observe wonderful views of the snowcapped mountains, after enjoying the amazing views we keep driving to lares hot spring where we meet our horseman and have lunch before the trek begins.  while our professional chef prepares our delicious lunch we can take a bath in the hot spring which is an option.

Then we hike to Kiswarani waterfall, where our staff will set up our first camp at an altitude of 3600 meters 11.811. We will hike around  7 kilometers during this first part of the trek (3.72 miles). On the way, we will see Andean farmers wearing their typical costumes and their animals such as alpacas and llamas.

• Campsite Elevation: 3930 m (12795 ft)
• Hiking distance: 7 km/4.35 miles
• Duration: 3 hours
• Accommodation: Tents.
• Difficulty: Moderate.

Day 2: Kiswarani – Condor Pass – Cancha Cancha

 After enjoying our delicious breakfast we will start walking at 06:30 a.m. We hike up to the Condor  pass at (at 4200 meters 13.779 feet, the highest pass of our hike) where we have the unparalleled landscapes and the amazing glacier, wallatas (Andean geese) swim in the clear blue waters. Upon arrival at the summit of Condor Pass, our guide will serve you a well-deserved cup of coca-tea, and you can take some time to rest while your  guide performs a spiritual offering ceremony to the sacred mountains of Sawasiray. From there we hike down to the lakes, We will have our delicious lunch close to these beautiful lakes watching Andean ducks, and queullas.

The second day is spectacular trekking through the Huaran mountain range, we will have many chances to spot a number of Andean bird species, including Andean condors, hawks and swallow. We will walk 15 kilometers during this day hiking (9 miles).

• Campsite Elvation: 3,742 m / 12,2 ft
• Highest altitude: 4735m / 15,541 ft
• Distance: 16 km/ 9,942 miles
• Duration:  8 hours
• Accommodation: Tents
• Difficulty: Difficult.

Day 3: Cancha Cancha – Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu

 We walk down through the Cancha Cancha valley for about 3 hours. This town has pleasantly warm weather. On the way down we will observe corn and potatoes farm irrigated by water from the glaciers of the amazing snow peaks which dominate the valley and feed the river Urubamba, which they venerate and called Wilkamayu or the Sacred River, after having our lunch, we will take a bus for 20-minutes to the Inca village of Ollantaytambo, where we will catch the train to Machu Picchu where we overnight in a hotel.

• Aguas Calientes: 2,000 m / 6,561 ft
• Distance: 10 km / 6.21 miles
• Duration: 4 hours
• Accommodation: Hotel of 3 stars in Aguas Calientes town.
• Difficulty: Moderate

Day 4: Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu  – Cusco

This is the day you have been waiting for. We will wake up early to take the bus to Machu Picchu. It takes 30 minutes. Once at the checkpoint, we will show our Passports and the ticket. Then Our private guide will take you to the guardhouse where you will take a postcard picture of Macchu Picchu. After taking the classical picture, you will follow Circuit 2.

Your guide will spend around 2 hours explaining the highlights of Machu Picchu.   Afterward, you will have time to explore by yourself the ruins and hike Huayna Picchu if you have booked this option. (This is a separate entrance ticket that costs $65 per person). Finally, you will return to Aguas Calientes and take a train back to Ollantaytambo, and then a bus back to Cusco. Once in Cusco, we will transfer you back to your hotel.

• Highest altitude: 2452m / 8,044 ft
• Duration: 3 hour of guided tour in Machu Picchu
• Difficulty: Easy